Garment-hanger-supporting mechanism for wardrobe trunks



I June 16, I925.

v I w. H. HARRISON Gmmawrxmqmg SUILPORTING MECHANISM FOR WARDROBE TRUNKS I Filed Jan. 18, 1924 Patented June 16," 1925. v

p 1 1,542,298 PATENT OFFICE.

WADE HARRISON, or PETERS-BURG, VIRGiNIAi GARMENT-HANGER-SUPPORTING MEOHA-NISFI FOR WARDROQE TR'UNKS.

Application filed January 18, 1924. Se1'ia1 l-To. 6S/,052.

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Be it known thatl, T DE H. l-hiinisoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Petersburg in-the county of l;)inwiddie and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Hanger-Supporting Mechanism for ard robe Trunks, of whlch the following-ass specification. I A

Th s invention relates to an mprovement 1n garment gh anger support ng mechanism for wardrobe trunksof either the hinged or rigid end type, anidhas forits primary ob ject 11 {Substantially improve and simplify over devises of this general nature.

An additional object of the present inven Y tie-n resides inthe-proyision of asupporting mechanism for garment hangers wherein the same r-nay be slid to a position outwardly of the trunk for thereby allowing ready access tobe had to the garments, it being of course obvious that the garments on the hangers may be moved outwardly of the trunk whensaid support is extended. p

An. additional object oft-heinvention res sides in the provision of such a supporting means whereby an outward extension of the same will be prevented when the trunk is closed, means being provided, however, allow ng of, an extens on of-send support ng means when the trunk is opened.-

Yet another object of the invention is te provide a v garment 'hanger supporti-ng mechanism for wardrobe trunks wherein the same may be entirely removed from the trunk and associated with a certain co -operative member within a house or other building closet or hung upon a clothes line, for thereby allowingthe entire wagrgdrobe to be removed from the trunk and placed in said closet when the traveler reaches his destination, or placed upon said line for airing purposes.

lVith the above andtother objects in yiew as the nature of the invention willbe better understood, the same comprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed. r y,

1n the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the different views,

Figure 1" is a fragmentary transverse sectional view taken through the upper end-of a wardrobe trunk equipped with my novel garment hanger supporting mechenisnn said garment hanger supporting mechanism being shown in top plan, v

Figure Qisa fragmentary vertical transverse sectional view through the trunk for disclosing in frOnt'ele-vation, said garment hanger supporting mechanism, v I

Figure 3 is a top plan View of a specif c form of bracket element employed in combination with the present invention jsaid bracket; element adapted to be secured within a closet for allowing the garment hanger supporting mechanism to be positioned therein, and this while the garment hangers areassociated therewith, I y

Figure 4; is a side eleva-tional View of said bracket, the same being shown as actually reu and r r s Figure 5 is a detail section takn-substam tially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, the particulartype of wardrobe trunk: with which 5 my I present garment hanger supporting mechanism is to be associated, embodies a casing 5the front wall 6 of which; is hingedly secured thereto for allowing ready access to he hadto the interior of the trnnlrwhenthe same is opened. The upper end of said casing is as is well known, opened, and providedwith a hinged lid 1?, p The present invention per se, embodies the provision of a sheetinetal strap 8 that is to he riveted or otherwise suitably secured to the inner side of the rear wall of the casing 5, and this directly attire upper open end thereof. Secured to said strap :8 intermediate its ends is a plate 9 that carries at itsupper end ancl' adjacent one edge aforwardly extending solid bar 10 over which is freely slidably movable, a tubularhar 1'1. Formed laterally with respect to said tn hi larbar ll and extending parallel there with is a sheet metal strip 1-2 that is formed at itsopposite ends with inwardly extending portions 13 and let whereby said metal strip may be rigidly secured to the tubular barll. H, V e

Arranged between the metal strip 12 and tubular bar 11 and extending parallel therewith is a pair of spaced metal strips 14" and 1.6, respectively, which terminate short of the front end of said metal strip 12, these first mentioned metal strips I l and 16, be

ing integrally joined together at their inner ends by a connecting portion rearwardly of the inwardly bent portion 13 of the metal strip 12 and that is rigidly secured to the before mentioned plate 9 secured to the metallic strip 8.

The tubular bar 11 is formed upon its inner side and adjacent, its front end with a small opening 15 that registers with a notch in the solid bar 10 when the same is moved rearwardly to its limit of movement upon said bar, or in other words, to the position shown in figure 1, for there-by allowin the spring pressed plungerlT of a conventional form of latch mechanism 18 to engage through the opening in the tubular bar and conse uently projecting into the notch of the sdlid bar 10 for obviously preventing a sliding movement of the tubular bar with respect to the solid bar, and this especially when the trunk is in its closed position.

The latch mechanism 18 previously described is suitably secured to the inner side of the inwardly bent portion 14: of the metal strip 12, and the latch bolt 17 thereof carries an outwardly projecting lug 19 that extends through a slot in said inwardly bent portion 14 of the metal strip 12 for obviously allowing thebolt to be retracted and the tubular bar 11 consequently slid forwardly upon the solid bar 10 and this when the trunk is open.

The front end of the lowermost metal strip 15 between the before mentioned tube 11 and parallel strip 12 is bent upwardly toward the top strip 14 as indicated by the reference character 20, for obviously engaging the inwardly bent portion 13 of said metal strip 12 for thereby preventing the accidental total displacement of the tubular bar with respect to the solid bar. The top metal strip 1 1 is of a length slightly less than the length of the lower strip 15 and carries upon its top side a latch mechanism 21 that includes a spring pressed latch bolt 22 for closing the space between the end of the strip 14' and the upwardly bent portion 20 of the strip 15 for manifestly preventing a turning movement of the tubular bar upon the solid bar when the same has been totally extended for consequently preventing the entire disengagement of the tubular bar with respect to the solid bar. However, said latch bolt 22 is equipped with a finger piece 23 for allowing the same to be moved rearwardly whereby the tubular bar 11 may be rotated upon the solid bar 10 through the medium of a hook 24: carried intermediate the ends of the metal strip 12 after which said tubular bar may be entirely removed from the solid bar for allowing the clothes that are carried by the garment hangers 25 which are supported upon the tubular bar 11 to be entirely removed from the trunk and positioned within a closet.

l/Vithin the closet is a bracket 26 that includes a forwardly extending horizontal portion 27 that is provided at its front end with an opening 28 for allowing the before mentioned hook 224 to be engaged therethrough whereby the garment hanger supporting structure may be supported within the closet when the traveler has reached his destination.

The garment hanger to be used in conjunction with the present invention is of a specific construction, the same including the usual wire coat hanger 29, the lower horizontal bar portion of which carries fasteners of the clasp type designated 3030. Secured to the lower 'clasps of these elements are the opposite ends of a horizontal bar 31 slidable upon which are trousers clasps 32.

The reason for this particular construction of a garment hanger is to allow the trousers, dresses or other articles of wearing apparel that cannot be placed upon the coat hanger 29 to be folded over the cross bar 31 when the same are placed within a trunk. However, when the mechanism is removed from the trunk said trousers, dresses or other articles of wearing apparel may be removed from the cross bar 31 and hung in an unfolded position through the medium of the clasps 3232.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel and efi'icient form of garment hanger supporting mechanism for wardrobe trunks, as well as an improved form of garment hanger to be employed in conjunction therewith.

I do not wish to be limited to the specific structure shown and described, as in the future practice of the invention, minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a garment hanger structure, a support, a bar projecting from said support, a second bar telescoped over the first bar, a frame attached to the second bar, a third and fourth bar extending from the support, one on each side of the framefor preventing rotation of the second bar in relation to the first bar, the third bar being longer than the fourth bar and provided with an extension disposed toward the fourth bar.

2. In a garment hanger structure, a support, a bar p'rojecting from said support, a second bar telescoped over the first bar, a frame attached to the second bar, a third and fourth bar extending from the support, one on each side of the frame for preventing rotation of the second bar in relation to the first bar, the third bar being longer than the fourth bar and provided with an extension disposed toward the fourth bar, the fourth bar having incorporated in its end .a latch mechanism including a bolt, spring terable openings, a third and fourth bar extending from the support in parallel rela- 0 tion to the first two mentioned bars, the

third bar being longer than the fourth bar and provided with an extension disposed toward the fourth bar, a latch mechanism incorporated in the end of the fourth bar and provided with a spring pressed bolt normally engaged with the extension, a frame extending from the second bar and having a'portion disposed between the third and fourth bars so as to prevent turning of the second bar on the first bar, and a latch mechanism incorporated in the frame and provided with a spring pressed bolt adapted to engage the openings in the first two mentioned bars so as to hold the second bar in a contracted position over the first bar.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

WADE H. HARRISON. 

